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I Dream of Trains

Papa saysit's the sound of leaving

that speaks to my soul...

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The poignant words of two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and striking images from fine artist Loren Long join forces in this heartbreaking yet uplifting picture book about a boy, his love for trains, and his adulation of one legendary engineer.

It's the story of a hero lost and a hero discovered, of a dream crushed then reawakened, but mostly it is a story of the force that sustains the human spirit — hope.

Genre
historical fiction
Themes
diversityafrican american
Setting
mississippi
Subject
historytravel
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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